Netlify
Front-end hosting platform, direct Vercel competitor. Deploy from Git, auto preview URLs, serverless functions, global edge network, identity, forms.
Strengths
- Dead-simple setup: connect GitHub, deploy in 30 sec
- Generous free tier: 100 GB bandwidth/month, unlimited builds
- Built-in Netlify Forms and Identity, useful for landing pages with contact form
- Real Vercel competitor without the Next.js coupling
Limitations
- Edge functions less powerful than Vercel Edge Middleware
- Documentation thinner than Vercel for recent frameworks
- Build minutes capped on free tier (300/month)
Best for
- Vite, Astro, SvelteKit SPAs that don't need Vercel's Next.js tooling
- Landing pages needing Forms/Identity without dedicated backend